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/ 10 January 2001
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Johannesburg | Wednesday THE rand took a fresh beating on Tuesday, hitting its lowest level in weeks against the dollar and a new record low against the pound as speculators entered the fray on rumours about a delay in the much awaited Telkom initial public offering (IPO). The government denied the rumour, saying […]
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/ 10 January 2001
SOUTH African police have launched a top-level investigation after building plans for renovation work on President Thabo Mbeki’s official residence in Cape Town were made public. National Protection Services chief Bransby Luke said he was not willing to give details as he first had to discuss the matter with national police commissioner Jackie Selebi. A […]
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AN unmarried 17-year-old Nigerian girl found guilty by an Islamic court of having sex before marriage will be lashed 180 times on January 27, says the judge handling her case. Bariya Ibrahim Magazu, who was found guilty by an Islamic court last September, gave birth to a baby daughter in late December. Her punishment – […]
TWO Nigerians suspected of drug trafficking and transferred last year to the United States have challenged their extradition in court. Lanre Shittu and Felix Wagboje asked the Abuja Federal High Court to reverse the transfer order, the official said. Extradition proceedings were still running when the two were flown to the US last year to […]
A COURT in Malawi has finished hearing a case of alleged corruption by sacked government minister Brown Mpinganjira and is expected to hand down its ruling on January 16. Mpinganjira, who says the case against him is based on trumped-up charges, was charged on four counts of corruption amounting to $2_000 when he was education […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Tuesday STATE armaments agency Armscor says it will answer allegations of corruption against top officials following reports that it faces a R2bn lawsuit arising from a failed deal to purchase surplus SA Air Force aircraft. Armscors reaction follows weekend reports that military hardware company Quantam International is planning to sue […]
OWN CORRESPONDENT, Cape Town | Tuesday STATE armaments agency Armscor says American company Quantum International Services, which is reportedly planning to sue for R2bn in damages after a failed deal, has no case – and allegations of corruption against top officials are just a smokescreen. Speaking at a news conference in Pretoria, Armscor chief executive […]
ZIMBABWEAN Chief Justice Anthony Gubbay has publicly rebuked Robert Mugabe’s government for “harassment” of Zimbabwe’s judiciary, saying the state had a basic misunderstanding of the rule of law. In his customary remarks at the opening of the legal year – his only speech outside the confines of legal cases put before him – the 69-year-old […]